• About me:
I was born in Samarkand. Currently I'm a 4th year student at Silk Road International university of tourism and cultural heritage.

• Experience:
So far, I've experienced as a guide and translator for a number of guests who came for international events in Samarkand.
Here they're, those guests and events:
• Top VIP guests from Georgia 🇬🇪 (Minister of Finance, deputy minister and their focal person) | AIIB Annual meeting, September 25-26, 2024
• Journalists from Saudi Arabia 🇸🇦 | "Melodies of the East" International Music Festival August 25-31, 2024
• Worked as a team translator for guests from different countries | EBRD 2023
• Number of free and paid tours with the guests from different parts of the world.

• Personality: I'm an ambiviert person; at first I may seem like an introvert person but after we know each other closely, I'll become an extrovert. And I like to have a lot of friends from different locations of the world. I'm always keen on learning different cultures by meeting with foreigners.

• Astrology: For those who are interested in astrology to know my personality in depth, I can share my sign: I'm a Leo Sun, Scorpio Moon and my Rising is Taurus ))

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

My major sphere is tour guiding and interpretation. So that's why, I really want to meet with foreign people and gain experience by showing them interesting and historical places of Samarkand. Plus, this is a great chance for me to develop my communication skills by meeting up with different people from all around the world.

Interests

• Interests:
I'm keen on in sharing my culture and history with tourists and also learning their languages and traditions. Furthermore, I also like exploring historical sites of my city and learn more in my free time.

• arts
• cooking
• history
• travelling
• watching movies
• reading books
• astrology
• driving
• learning new languages
• nature photography
• walking in nature
• writing poems
• learning cultures

Music, Movies, and Books

Favourite music:
I mostly listen to the songs depending on my mood. So it's a bit hard to choose the only song. But my favourite singers are Adele, Sia and Lana Del Rey. During my childhood, I was keen on listening Akcent, Britney Spears, Shakira, Jennifer Lopez, Taylor Swift, Selena Gomez and Charlie Puth. I also listen to musics in other languages: Turkish (Tarkan, Sezen Aksu, Sertab Erener) Azerbaijan (Aygun Kazimova, Rashid Behbedoglu, Flora Kerimova) Russian (Dima Bilan, Maksim) and French (Willy William)

Favourite Books:
Jane Austen - Pride and Prejudice
David Bach's - The Latte Factor
Leo Tolstoy - Anna Karenina
George S. Clasom - The richest man in Babylon
Antuan de sent Ekzyuperi - Little prince

Favourite Movies:
Jane Eyre (2011)
A Separation (2011)
Friends Sitcom TV Series (1994–2004)
A star is born (2018)

What I Can Share with Hosts

You can discover different parts (even unknown ones))) of Samarkand with me including:
• historical (Registan, Bibi Khanum mosque, Guri Emir mausoleum, Observatory of Mirza Ulugbek, Shakhi Zinda mausoleum)
• local parts (shopping places, educational areas, entertainment places)
• the restaurants where you can taste our traditional foods (plov, manti, some, chuchvara etc)
• museums (art paintings, traditional customs)
• markets where you can buy national clothes and souvenirs
I believe you'll have an exciting and memorable trip with me ❤ :)

I'm a paid local tour guide but just hanging out is free for you 🤗

Feel free to contact me on WhatsApp (+998 97 288 25 48) or Instagram (@zulfina_rashidova) any time you want!

Welcome to Uzbekistan! 🇺🇿